Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	believe_v	faith_n	great_a	1,674	5	3.5313	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56847	Wisdom's better than money: or, The whole art of knowledge and the art to know men. In four hundred sentencious essays, political and moral. Written by a late person of quality; and left as a legacy to his son.	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.	1698 (1698)	Wing Q121A; ESTC R219648	51,016	320

thyself_o by_o what_o thou_o have_v but_o by_o what_o thou_o be_v he_o that_o value_v a_o jewel_n by_o her_o golden_a frame_n or_o a_o book_n by_o its_o silver_n clasp_v or_o a_o man_n by_o his_o vast_a estate_n err_v if_o thou_o be_v not_o worth_n more_o than_o the_o world_n can_v make_v thou_o thy_o redeemer_n have_v a_o bad_a pennyworth_n or_o thou_o a_o uncurious_a redeemer_n max._n 89._o let_v not_o thy_o father_n nor_o the_o father_n nor_o the_o church_n thy_o mother_n belief_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o thou_o the_o scripture_n lie_v open_a to_o the_o humble_a heart_n but_o lock_v against_o the_o proud_a inquisitor_n he_o that_o believe_v with_o a_o implicit_a faith_n be_v a_o mere_a empiric_n in_o religion_n max._n 90._o of_o all_o sin_n take_v great_a heed_n of_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v last_o and_o most_o repent_v of_o he_o that_o be_v the_o last_o thrust_v out_o of_o door_n be_v the_o next_o ready_a to_o crowd_n in_o again_o and_o he_o that_o thou_o have_v forest_n battle_v be_v like_a to_o call_v more_o help_n for_o a_o revenge_n it_o be_v requisite_a for_o he_o that_o have_v cast_v one_o devil_n out_o to_o keep_v strong_a hold_n lest_o seven_o return_v max._n 91._o in_o the_o meditation_n of_o divine_a mystery_n keep_v thy_o heart_n humble_a and_o thy_o thought_n holy_a let_v philosophy_n not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o be_v confute_v nor_o logic_n blush_v to_o be_v confound_v what_o thou_o can_v not_o prove_v approve_v what_o thou_o can_v not_o comprehend_v believe_v and_o what_o thou_o can_v believe_v admire_v so_o shall_v thy_o ignorance_n be_v satisfy_v in_o thy_o faith_n and_o thy_o doubt_n be_v swallow_v up_o with_o wonder_n the_o best_a way_n to_o see_v daylight_n be_v to_o put_v out_o the_o candle_n max._n 92._o if_o opinion_n have_v cry_v thy_o name_n up_o let_v thy_o modesty_n cry_v thy_o heart_n down_o lest_o thou_o deceive_v it_o or_o it_o thou_o there_o be_v no_o less_o danger_n in_o a_o great_a name_n than_o in_o a_o bad_a and_o no_o 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thou_o make_v he_o such_o common_o thou_o shall_v find_v he_o let_v his_o first_o lesson_n be_v obedience_n and_o the_o second_o shall_v be_v what_o thou_o will_v give_v he_o education_n in_o good_a letter_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o thy_o ability_n and_o his_o capacity_n season_n his_o youth_n with_o the_o love_n of_o his_o creator_n and_o make_v the_o fear_n of_o his_o god_n the_o beginning_n of_o his_o knowledge_n if_o he_o have_v a_o active_a spirit_n rather_o rectify_v than_o curb_v it_o but_o reckon_v idleness_n among_o his_o chief_a fault_n a_o above_o all_o thing_n keep_v he_o from_o vain_a lascivious_a and_o amorous_a pamphlet_n as_o the_o primer_n of_o all_o vice_n as_o his_o judgement_n ripen_v observe_v his_o inclination_n and_o tender_v he_o a_o call_v that_o shall_v not_o cross_v it_o force_a marriage_n and_o calling_n seldom_o prosper_v show_v he_o both_o the_o mow_n and_o the_o plough_n and_o prepare_v he_o as_o well_o for_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o skirmish_n as_o 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to_o be_v conscionable_a careful_a and_o constant_a this_o do_v thou_o have_v do_v thy_o part_n leave_v the_o rest_n to_o providence_n and_o thou_o have_v do_v well_o max._n 100_o convey_v thy_o love_n to_o thy_o friend_n as_o a_o arrow_n to_o the_o mark_n to_o stick_v there_o not_o as_o a_o ball_n against_o the_o wall_n to_o rebound_v back_o to_o thou_o that_o friendship_n will_v not_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n that_o be_v begin_v for_o a_o end_n meditation_n be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n action_n be_v the_o life_n of_o meditation_n honour_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o action_n so_o meditate_v that_o thou_o may_v do_v so_o do_v that_o thou_o may_v purchase_v honour_n for_o which_o purchase_n give_v god_n the_o glory_n finis_fw-la some_o book_n print_v for_o sam._n briscoe_n at_o corner_n of_o charles_n street_n covent-garden_n 2._o the_o history_n of_o polybius_n the_o megalapolitan_a contain_v a_o geneneral_a account_n of_o the_o transaction_n of_o the_o world_n and_o 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reformation_n max._n 26._o if_o a_o valiant_a prince_n be_v succeed_v by_o a_o weak_a successor_n he_o may_v for_o a_o while_n maintain_v a_o happy_a state_n by_o the_o remain_a virtue_n of_o his_o glorious_a predecessor_n but_o if_o his_o life_n be_v long_o or_o die_v he_o be_v succeed_v by_o one_o less_o valiant_a than_o the_o first_o the_o kingdom_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o fall_v to_o ruin_v that_o prince_n be_v a_o true_a father_n to_o his_o country_n that_o leave_v it_o the_o rich_a inheritance_n of_o a_o brave_a son_n when_o alexander_n succeed_v philip_n the_o world_n be_v too_o little_a for_o the_o conqueror_n max._n 27._o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a for_o a_o prince_n or_o republic_n to_o make_v continual_a practice_n of_o cruel_a exaction_n for_o where_o the_o subject_n stand_v in_o sense_n or_o expectation_n of_o evil_a he_o be_v apt_a to_o provide_v for_o his_o safety_n or_o for_o the_o danger_n he_o fear_v and_o grow_v bold_a in_o conspiracy_n make_v faction_n which_o 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